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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 19.30. The Daily Nebraskan Station A, Llnaain. Nebraska OFFICIAL STUDENT PUBLICATION ubilshed Tueaday, Wedntsday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday morning during the acadmlo year. THIRTIETH YEAR nterej aa sseona-oiese manar m ins poiioini in Llneeln, NebraaMa, undai'. aet af eengrass. March S, 1879, llUf 1 I wair uneer aireeusn naCIIII niHllvr ! ini punvrim lit undac. aet af eengrass. Mareh S, 1878, r I, aiitheriai January 20, 1022. Iha Student Publication Board UBSORIPTION RATI 12 a rase finite Ceey sents i. earneeter 3 a year mallai 1.71 a a.maaur mallad Edlterlat pfflaa-.Wntvai'aHy Mall 4. usinete OffiaeUrilvereity Hall A, tsleshenee-Bayi M-UVi Nlahti Ml, SIMI (Jaurntl) AaM far NaferaaHan edltar. EDITORIAL STAFF William T MeCieefy... Beiter.ln.ehlef Msnfln Editors Aebert Kally.mi' Blmeirl Walls Maws Bdltore rraneee Helvese ....... . . Arthur U"1?,'J William Medaffln .................... .Susans MaKim Wagner esn, Ouy Craig. ... v. :li;iL"5!!2! !! eviiyn Irnj.ion Woman 'aju '' Berenleee Heffmanj aeeiety mmmr USINESS STAFF Charlai ttwlar ......Aetlni Builnaaa Mansfer Assistant kvalnaat Msneflers u..n Aatihar JseK Thempaon Norman uannar ufii Kuba Idwin Faulkner Harold Rua ."rati! a iiMta Proo o fftc Traffic Menace. Traffic conditions at intersections i;r th campus have threatened the life- and limb oi university students for years. Yesterday tho expected happened; ft coed wan seriously in jured while attempting to walk aerosa the street at Fourteenth and S. Miss Jane Younu; son, a sophomore in the University of Ne braska, was struck by a car, giving painful proof to The Nebraskan'a contention that some traffic regulation should be provided for the aafety of pedestrians. We have heard the story about locking the barn door after the horse has been stolen. Per haps the city of Lincoln has heard the fable, but it decided to test the honesty of horse thieves, the caution of motorists or the dex terity of pedestrians. Since the need for .some regulation has been proved at the expense of a university student,, will the city officials attend to their business? Students who live in the houses along Six teenth, S and R streets have been braving tho hazards of automobiles long enough. At the corner of Fourteenth and R, a stop button has been provided. Despite the installation of this traffic sign, an almost unbroken stream of ears rushes through the intersection, giving pedes trians a big thrill and plenty of jumping and dodging exercise on their homeward journey. At Fourteenth and S, no provision at all has been made for the walkers. When the 8 o'clock rush is on, crossing this intersection is a tick lish job. At other times of congestion, par ticularly during the noon hour, those who must rely upon their sturdy legs for transportation are forced to wedge, squirm and pivot their way through the parade of motorists. Miss Youngson received painful injuries in the traffic jam. Others will be thrown to the pavement at this intersection if steps are not taken to provide decent regulation. Does- the pedestrian deserve a fifty-fifty chance at crossings? Or must he risk his life before the mighty monarch of the highways! At the University of Washington, the Zeta J'si's set fire to the Chi.Psi fraternity house. The clever little prank, resulting from rivalry in an interfratcrnity football game, cost the Zeta Psi's $500, but it may be worth it. Maybe someone has a grudge against the Phi Psi's at Nebraska. Note to Be A Social Light. .Vow that everyone is more or less agreed ihat half the advantage of a college education rests in social contacts, we believe the. time is ripe for the establishment of some new depart ments in the University of Nebraska. There might be Partying 109. This would include lectures Jn "How to Watch Out of the Corner of the Eye and Kind Which Fork to Use." "Also "Dancing With Eyes Closed," which would entail certain assignments in orientation. Extra credit could be given in "Picking Up Handkerchiefs Without Bending ihe Shirt Front" and "Sitting Down ou Hot Radiator with Tailcoat On." Card playing 181 would be an interesting course in bridge, pitch, rummie, rook and soli taire. It would increase the intrinsic value to society of every college graduate. "When to Trump the Partner's Ace" and "How to Shuf fle off the Bottom of the Deck While Eating ilints" might come under this heading. "How to be a Good Dummy" would, require outside work, possibly in Tho Daily Nebrasknn office. Motoring 110, including special instructions in opening ruEty rumble seats and kicking open car doors, would certainly be offered. "One. Arm Driving Through Heavy Traffic" and "Choking the Car and Throttling the Back Seat Driver," of course. Then we suggest that "Ten Easy Lessons in Stealing Spare Tires and Hatchet Handles" would complete the education. W hope the officials sense a need for these things and institute them just after the new parking system and the change in eligibility rules. Someone placed a bomb in the beck gent of ii Purduo professor's automobile. No damage was done. It should have been in th-s front . seat, maybe. Playing to the Gallery. Nebraska fraternity men are losing in their scholarship race with the nonfraternity group. Furthermore, they are exceptions to a nation wjda rule of high fraternity scholarship, lower nonfraternity scholarship. The average college fraternity man in Amer ica has a higher sehohrskip record than the average male undergraduate, reports Alvan E. Duerr, chairman of the scholarship committee of the Interfraternity conference. The nation wide survey, ho continues, shows tho Oruek standing to be more than 1 percent higher than tho all men s average, ana almost i per cent higher than the nonfraternity average. On tho Nebraska campus, we encouuter a very different situation. . Reports from tho dean of student strain show the general irn l,HnSti ntfAtia iA lAU'Alit tall hi All lift ft Ulwl 11 1111 fraternity scholarship highest of all. Does Ihis mean that Nebraska Greeks are buying their fraternity pins at tho price of their grades T Evidently all i not m it should be. An indica tion of this is, found in the recent action of tin1 local Interfraternity council in raising a 72 percent standard as a requisite for initiation. According to Mr. Duerr, "It is generally .conceded that fraternity fostered contacts have constituted an invaluable asset to college life. Whether thia asset has resulted In lower scholarship has long been a moot question. That question is no longer in doubt. Present statistics have decided it in fnvor of tho frater nities." Nebraska Greeks, then, are far behind other college fraternity men in relative' scholarship. The reason for this is debatable, but one or two points stand out above the rest. "Grandstand promotion" is the cornerstone of tho shaky structure. Fraternities plan im posing and consequently too-expensive houses in an effort to outshine their neighbors. As n result, they are hounded by trust companies and alumni. They must keep up their pay ments. They plcdgo large group of freshmen, to "fill the house" and make money. Scholar ship of the rushees is not considered. Other qualities are often disregarded. The painful results of this system arc now evident. Many national surveys and reflins of care fully compiled reports and statistics show de cided advantages in fraternity life. The Ne braska)), believing that the good points of Greek life outweigh the had, nevertheless can not condone the low scholarship or tho "catch as eatch can" rushing procedure which results from extravagant building programs and internal expenditures. Pages and pages of editorial print cannot correct these things on the Nebraska campus. It is up to the fraternities themselves. Shall they continue to draw down criticism of a sys tern nationally above reproach? Oregon Thinks It' 'On Wkconrin. When the University of Wisconsin Daily Cardinal pointed mi accusing finger at small colleges who have not outgrown the childish ideas of school spirit, the Oregon State Barometer sprang to the defense of the "pre war rah-rahism." Nebraska has had her trou bles with the moot topic of spiritual values; the Wisconsin editorial comment may be of interest to Cornhuskers. "Tho smaller colleges on the whole are in tho pre-war period. At Bcloit and Lawrence and Carroll," jibes the Cardinal editor, "everybody turns out for the send-off for the teams. At Purdue, football is not only n god but all the angels, too . . . Even at Illinois the student paper runs a front page editorial . . . as at Oregon State, to boost the team. But at California, Chicago, Harvard, Michigan and Wisconsin, there is almost none of this. The student papers are. by and large, indifferent if not. definitely unfriendly to displays of col lege spirit." Oregon State's rather personal and illogical reply to the sophisticated Cardinal editorial: "If you want a. fighting football team xet out and support it. If you want to be 'the mid west's outstanding disappointment' (quoted from a sports article on Wisconsin football) be 'indifferent if not unfriendly 1o displays of college spirit.' " ' Here the Oregon paper strikes what it con siders a tender spot. It suggests that the Wis cvmain publication is to be blamed for the evident weakness of its football team. For any paper to be instrumental in holding back the football god would be a collegiate sin, we judge from the Barometer's tone. It is unfortunate that Wisconsin, since it takes the initiative, in condemning athletic propaganda, does not have a world beating team. Opponents are always pleased to find a sour grapes motive behind the editorial assertions of any university. It is an accepted fact that, student spirit, as expressed in violent and hilarious rallies, is a vital factor in the development of victorious football teams. Those little glands about which the psychologist knows so much are stimulated by the din and racket of rallies, giving the football player extra strength. Coaches, aih letic departments and students realize this and are strong for demonstrations of pep. Without being cynical or prematurely so phisticated, we must admit that the Wisconsin Cardinal touches a real issue when it dubs collegiate rah-rah sessions "childish." Under the emotional stimulus of a roof-lifting rally we Ape the actions of those around us, caring little whether we are behaving like mature univer sity students or eager high school kids. Suppose we grant, then, that football rallies are intensely juvenile. Do they have value afide from promoting the team? Perhaps the fact that they bring collegians together for some common purpose, fostering loyalty to the institution (which loyalty may result in future endowments and strengthening of the school's educational facilities) justifies the practice. This business of making football, a contact point between alumni and alma innter has been stressed by those who worship at the football shrino. Loyalty should not be confused with virile interest in the success or failure of the university's grid warriors as shown by men who pretend to be active backers of the school. We cite the removal of a football coach last week as an example of what overeager alumni may do. Clarence "Nibs" Price has resigned as head coach of football and basketball at the Univer sity of California (Berkeley). The California wolves howled ferociously at the close of the 1930 seeson and "Nibs" Price went the way of all men who coach losing football teams. To quote the Daily Californian, "The action cesses at the result of dissatisfaction among alumni following a mediocre football season." We know little and care less about California's football season, but we feci sorry for Price and for universities run by football crazy alumni. mm mmk L BEHIND Tkt DOOR . ' Roland Miller YELL, we're glad that's over. w Meaning, of course, the brief Thankaglvlng recr-a. . XTHAT'S wrong with this sen w tenre: "Although Thanksgiv ing is the arnaon of turkey, pump kin pie, and all the other good things to eat, I atlll feel hungry." Not a thing. ACCORDING! to official an- nouncement the Thanksgiving receae began Wednesday at 6 p. m. This gave a number of students time to ret home by Friday. Now ain't that something T VfE hud visions of legions of w roust turkeys, ducks and geese, stuffed squabs, with oyster dressing, cranberry sauce, nuts, olives, celery, and all the flxln's, not to forget plea, and again more pies. We still have them. w m w THE good old day did bring us a bit of ronst goose, however, and quite fortunately, our goose was cooked. The rest of the time we spent the meal hour where twenty-five cents buys the house. You know the kind of place we moan, where the raisins walk out of the rice pudding. - 9 m w XYHILK at the game Thursday " (yes, there was a game It wss In the papers I we overheard a brilliant youna Cob use a bit of wit In peddling his wares. "Get your programs here," he shouted, 'the name, number, ana samry oi every player." AND while on this subject we llllgUl Kit HID, w " ..... opinion that the Kansas Aggie team has no respect for customs. m m m MOW that the Kosmet Klub has given its revue we can forget about it for the rest of the season. DUT take away this moral. Al ways remember, It pays to have the law on your side. ALTHOUGH It Is out of our line and entirely aside from the spirit of the moment we do want to give you a tip on one of tho shows' appearing this week In Lincoln. By all mena see "All Quiet on the Western Front." It was our good fortune to see the filctuie soma time ago, and the mpresslon we received still re mains. It is forceful beyond words and to some It may be displeasing. There la no dallying around with niceties and customs, but rather a masterful, albeit gruesome present ation of action. The result Is strongly mental, the entire picture being a strain, with such a climax as to smashlngly drive It all home. See It. Compared to It "Journey's Knd" la a drawing room affair. VflANY have read the book and m find nothing worthwhile with in Its covers. We read It and liked It tmmensel. Be careful now, no Remarque. ' ' LI ERE It Is the week of the Mtll tary ball, and right on Its heels comes the next week with exams and what not, and then va cation begins again. Here's Christ mas and Great Scott! another year gone. 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ONLY Co-op Book Store! 1 I I t LIl II1TKS TO ADDItESS MINNESOTA SOCIETY Dr. John Donald Hicks, dean of the college of arts and sciences, will address the annual meeting- of the Minnesota Historical Hoclety at St. Paul Jan. 19 on "The SlRnlfl cance of Populism." Invitation to make the annua! address before the association was extended to him last week. In a current issue of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania's museum mngaslne, Discovery, W. Duncan Btronjr. university anthropologist, describes the work of the Ne braska archeologtcal survey. Vent " n. Brnsdv of the teach ers college faoulty spent Thanks giving; vacation wun reiacivea m Plains, Kas. COMMERCIAL CLUI TO MEET. Alpha Kappa Psl will hold a business meeting in the Comnior. clal club room, Wednesday eve nlng: at 7 o'clock. All members nra asked to attend. This includes tho members recently Initiated. 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We're offering THREE PIECE TAILCOAT ENSEMBLES including the new Util font, white test, trousers sj5 THESE ARE THE CORRECT ACCESSORIES FOR TAIL-COAT WEAR YOUR TIE: Vihite Pique to match your est YOUR SCARF: White Silk Jecter or square YOUR SHIRT: Two mud White Pique open hack YOUR SHOES: Black Patent Leather Oxfords YOUR HOSE: Black Silk Sox plain or clucked YOUR HAT: Tho correct hat for full dress wear is the high Silk Topper. $1.50 1 $3.50 $350 $5.00 $1.00 sO SciSUnseiScScnS